Organisation Design & Development

Organisation Design & Development

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1. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the historical and theoretical basis of organisation design and
development and their context in terms of value and contribution to organisational life.
Indicative content: The development of organisation theory; different schools of management thinking (with
specific reference to scientific management and early attempts at organisational design); different schools of
thought and practice surrounding organisation development; behavioural science, social psychology, motivation
theory, systems theory, learning theory, psychotherapy, etc. organisational culture and values and how these are
determined; the definitional debate; the use of metaphors; new organisational paradigms; systems theory and
applications; motivation theory and job redesign; the relationship of organisation design and development with
performance management activities.
In this section you have been asked to examine organisational theory and its origins and should include:
• A discussion of organisational theory and its impact on organisations and management thinking:
o Scientific Management
o Human Relations
o Systems and contingency theories
o Culture­Excellence and Japanese approaches to management; organisation learning etc.
• An analysis of how organisational theory can be used to describe/understand your organisation and how
change is managed.
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For each of organisation design and organisation development,
a) Define what it is
b) What it is aiming to achieve
c) Analyse and critically evaluate how it has become a valuable part of HR and why it is important
Organisation development: critically evaluate at least two schools of thoughts and practices/ models or theories
and their value to organisations
Organisation design: what models and theories underpin approaches to Organisation design? How useful are
these/ evaluate their contribution to organisations.
2. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the processes and systems that need to be in place to maintain
such structures and relationships and evaluation of same.
Indicative content: The application of job descriptions and role profiles; the formal and informal structure of
working relationships, for example consultative machinery, networks etc.; decision­making complexes and
operating procedures; communication systems; methods of evaluating effectiveness, for example feedback,
surveys, focus groups etc.
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Considering BP Plc organisation’s current design, what is (or needs to be) in place to support and maintain it for it
to function effectively? Consider HR, business and operationÕÉ≠†Њ†al processes. For example:
• Reporting relationships
• Job design – role profiles, job descriptions
• How work is allocated
• Decision making processes
• Consultation and communication systems and mechanisms
• The influence of power, politics and social networks
As well as practical examples, you should refer to published research in this area.
How can the effectiveness of a structure/ design be evaluated?
Make costed, prioritised recommendations if relevant and possible.
3. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate organisation culture norms and behaviours.
Indicative content: Measuring and analysing organisational culture; the application of the cultural web; identifying
and managing resistance to change; determining organisational values and ethics; translating these into strategy;
identifying required behaviours; the identification of competencies.
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Give a brief introduction to organisational culture, what it is, why it is important and evaluate its centrality to
organisational performance.
How can culture be analysed and measured?
What approaches can be used to change cultural norms and behaviours?
What needs to be considered in doing this effectively?
Use examples from your organisation/ experience/ the literature to support your points. Explain and evaluate how
the cultural change was implemented. For example:
You could
• examine current organisation culture within your firm using the Cultural Web (Johnson and Scholes, 1999).
• discuss and examine culture changes taking place within own organisation and why the change was
necessary e.g. to align culture with organisation strategy, crisis, dysfunctional culture etc.
• discuss ethics and changes in organisational values e.g. were the changes necessary because of ethical or
legal problems?
• Design and develop a justified, costed implementation plan for either changing the culture or overcoming
resistance (which recognises practical and contextual factors).